Paperclip-Sized Probe Could Take Us to the Edge of a Black Hole’s Event Horizon

Paperclip-Sized Probe Could Take Us to the Edge of a Black Hole’s Event Horizon

A visionary concept proposes sending a spacecraft no bigger than a paperclip toward a nearby black hole at a fraction of light speed. Powered by Earth-based lasers and built with ultra-light nanotechnology, the craft could make the journey in under a century, sending back data that might confirm — or challenge — Einstein’s theory of [...]